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DANC 2331 002

Course Hip-Hop Dance

Professor Dr. Venus Opal Reese


Term Spring 2010
Meetings T/H 4:00-5:15 pm JO 1.216

Professor’s Contact Information


Office Phone 972.883.2013
Office Location JO 4.634
Email Address opal@utdallas.edu
Office Hours By appointment
Other
Email is the best way to contact me
Information

General Course Information


Pre-requisites,
Co-requisites, & None
other restrictions

This is a gentle and fun entry into the world of Hip-Hop dance. The
students will learn basic Hip-Hop movement vocabulary and learn
simple Hip-Hop dance routines. Previous experience in Hip-Hop
dance is not required. Students will have the opportunity to bring
their favorite Hip-Hop/R & B songs to class and have dance moves
set to their song. The music can be ol' school or current. The
fundamental requirement for the class is a profound love and
Course respect for Hip-Hop and respect for others. Each student will keep a
Description process log, view two Hip-Hop or contemporary dance events, and
participate in a cypher. Students will also have the opportunity to
"trade" moves so that everyone learns from each other. Hip-Hop
dance is all about unity, encouragement, and inclusion. This class is
design to honor Hip-Hop culture at its best.

Students will dance, create movement vocabulary, learned


movement vocabulary as well as view Hip-Hop/contemporary
dance, live and recorded, as a stimulus for Hip-Hop dance.

The student will be able to use the movement vocabularies and


Learning various approaches to Hip-Hop dance covered during this course to
Outcomes creatively demonstrate comprehension of the material covered.

Required Texts &


Materials
Suggested Texts, That’s the Joint! The Hip-Hop Studies Reader edited by Murray
Readings, & Forman and Mark Anthony Neal.
Materials

Assignments & Academic Calendar


Reading Assignments (RA) are due on the date specified.
WEEK 01
T/Jan 12: The Basics
H/Jan 14:
WEEK 02
T/Jan 19:
Isolations
H/Jan 21:

WEEK 03
T/Jan 26:
H/Jan 28: Poppin’

WEEK 04
Lockin’
T/Feb 02:
H/Feb 04:

WEEK 05
Bounce
T/Feb 09:
H/Feb 11:

WEEK 06
Flow
T/Feb 16:
H/Feb 18:

WEEK 07
Footwork
T/Feb 23:
H/Feb 25:

WEEK 08 Midterm Preparation


T/Mar 02: Midterm
H/Mar 04:

WEEK 09 Crump/Crunk
T/Mar 09:
H/Mar 11:

WEEK 10
SPRING BREAK
T/Mar 16:
H/Mar 18:
WEEK 11
T/Mar 23:
Bottie Poppin’
H/Mar 25:
WEEK 12
T/Mar 30: Trades
H/Apr 01: Trades

WEEK 13 Trades
T/Apr 06: Trades
H/Apr 08:
WEEK 14
Trades
T/Apr 13:
Trades
H/Apr 15:
WEEK 15
Trades
T/Apr 20:
Trades
H/Apr 22:
WEEK 16
Trades
T/Apr 27:
H/Apr 29:
Trades

WEEK 17 Final Presentation Preparation


T/May 04 Final Presentation Preparation

FINAL: MAY 06
FINAL PRESENTATION
H 2pm-4:45pm

Course Policies
Attendance, Punctuality, and Participation: (40%) The student’s
final grade will be lowered by 1/3 letter grade for each unexcused
absence. To receive an excused absence, a doctor’s note is required
immediately upon the student’s return to class. If you are late twice,
that equals one unexcused absence and shall be reflected in your
final grade. Students are graded on participation in class discussions,
preparation, and in-class activities. The student’s ability to take
direction, correction, preparedness, and willingness to readily
participate and work as part of a team will be measured and graded
by the instructor.
Grading (credit)
Criteria
Participation and In-class Movement Assignments: (10%)
Students are graded on participation in class discussions, preparation,
and in-class activities. Preparation includes appropriate attire for
movement (I recommend you wear jazz hard-toed shoes and clothing
you can move in, but don’t mind getting soiled. I also recommend
you secure a pair of knee pads.) Each week the student will
participate in in-class movement projects.

Learning Journal: (15%) Students are required to keep a journal.


The journal must have an entry from each class addressing the work
covered during that class period as will as entries addressing what the
student has learned, notes, breakthroughs, as well as areas to train
and develop. Each entry must be clearly dated and cover at least one
full page of the journal. The journal can be creative. Instructor may
request to see your journal periodically throughout the quarter.

Mid-term Exam: (10%) Each student demonstrates proficiency in


being able to demonstrate freedom of self-expression and vocabulary
learned from the class for one full song as a set routine. If you miss
the mid-term, you may not make it up.

Live Performance Learning Tool (10%) The student will locate


two live Hip-Hop events in the Dallas Metroplex, attend the events,
and learn some of the vocabulary and bring it back to class along
with a ticket stub and program from the two events. These two events
need to have an entry each in the Learning Journal.

Final Collaborative Project: (15%) The final consist of being able


to demonstrate proficiency in dancing to various kinds of music,
incorporating vocabulary learned in class as well as vocabulary
learned from trading. If you miss the final, you may not make it up.

Make-up Exams None


Extra Credit None
Late Work Not accepted
I have included 3 theatre/dance performances offered at UTD this
semester that you may write your two papers on. You can see a
Special
professional show only if these dates do not work for you. All
Assignments
performances are free with UTD ID. Please see the Art and
Performance webpage for more details.
Class Attendance Please be at all classes. Your brilliance enriches us all.
Classroom
Please respect each other. We learn from each other.
Citizenship
Field Trip
None
Policies

The University of Texas System and The University of Texas at


Dallas have rules and regulations for the orderly and efficient
conduct of their business. It is the responsibility of each student and
each student organization to be knowledgeable about the rules and
Student Conduct
regulations that govern student conduct and activities. General
and Discipline
information on student conduct and discipline is contained in the
UTD publication, A to Z Guide, which is provided to all registered
students each academic year.

The University of Texas at Dallas administers student discipline


within the procedures of recognized and established due process.
Procedures are defined and described in the Rules and Regulations;
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Part 1, Chapter
VI, Section 3, and in Title V, Rules on Student Services and
Activities of the university’s Handbook of Operating Procedures.
Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the
Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to
assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations (SU 1.602,
972/883-6391).

A student at the university neither loses the rights nor escapes the
responsibilities of citizenship. He or she is expected to obey federal,
state, and local laws as well as the Regents’ Rules, university
regulations, and administrative rules. Students are subject to
discipline for violating the standards of conduct whether such
conduct takes place on or off campus, or whether civil or criminal
penalties are also imposed for such conduct.

The faculty expects from its students a high level of responsibility


and academic honesty. Because the value of an academic degree
depends upon the absolute integrity of the work done by the student
for that degree, it is imperative that a student demonstrates a high
standard of individual honor in his or her scholastic work.

Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, statements, acts


or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a
degree, and/or the submission as one’s own work or material that is
Academic
not one’s own. As a general rule, scholastic dishonesty involves one
Integrity
of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism, collusion and/or
falsifying academic records. Students suspected of academic
dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings.

Plagiarism, especially from the web, from portions of papers for


other classes, and from any other source is unacceptable and will be
dealt with under the university’s policy on plagiarism (see general
catalog for details). This course will use the resources of
turnitin.com, which searches the web for possible plagiarism and is
over 90% effective.

The University of Texas at Dallas recognizes the value and efficiency


of communication between faculty/staff and students through
electronic mail. At the same time, email raises some issues
Email Use
concerning security and the identity of each individual in an email
exchange. The university encourages all official student email
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and that faculty and staff consider email from students official only if
it originates from a UTD student account. This allows the university
to maintain a high degree of confidence in the identity of all
individual corresponding and the security of the transmitted
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Withdrawal from
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Class
requirements from any class. In other words, I cannot drop or
withdraw any student. You must do the proper paperwork to ensure
that you will not receive a final grade of "F" in a course if you choose
not to attend the class once you are enrolled.

Procedures for student grievances are found in Title V, Rules on


Student Services and Activities, of the university’s Handbook of
Operating Procedures.

In attempting to resolve any student grievance regarding grades,


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obligation of the student first to make a serious effort to resolve the
matter with the instructor, supervisor, administrator, or committee
with whom the grievance originates (hereafter called “the
respondent”). Individual faculty members retain primary
responsibility for assigning grades and evaluations. If the matter
Student
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Grievance
writing to the respondent with a copy of the respondent’s School
Procedures
Dean. If the matter is not resolved by the written response provided
by the respondent, the student may submit a written appeal to the
School Dean. If the grievance is not resolved by the School Dean’s
decision, the student may make a written appeal to the Dean of
Graduate or Undergraduate Education, and the deal will appoint and
convene an Academic Appeals Panel. The decision of the Academic
Appeals Panel is final. The results of the academic appeals process
will be distributed to all involved parties.

Copies of these rules and regulations are available to students in the


Office of the Dean of Students, where staff members are available to
assist students in interpreting the rules and regulations.
Incomplete
As per university policy, incomplete grades will be granted only for
Grades
work unavoidably missed at the semester’s end and only if 70% of
the course work has been completed. An incomplete grade must be
resolved within eight (8) weeks from the first day of the subsequent
long semester. If the required work to complete the course and to
remove the incomplete grade is not submitted by the specified
deadline, the incomplete grade is changed automatically to a grade of
F.

The goal of Disability Services is to provide students with disabilities


educational opportunities equal to those of their non-disabled peers.
Disability Services is located in room 1.610 in the Student Union.
Office hours are Monday and Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.;
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a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The contact information for the Office of Disability Services


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The University of Texas at Dallas, SU 22
PO Box 830688
Richardson, Texas 75083-0688
(972) 883-2098 (voice or TTY)

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Services
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assignment requirement may be substituted (for example, a research
paper versus an oral presentation for a student who is hearing
impaired). Classes enrolled students with mobility impairments may
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university may need to provide special services such as registration,
note-taking, or mobility assistance.

It is the student’s responsibility to notify his or her professors of the


need for such an accommodation. Disability Services provides
students with letters to present to faculty members to verify that the
student has a disability and needs accommodations. Individuals
requiring special accommodation should contact the professor after
class or during office hours.

The University of Texas at Dallas will excuse a student from class or


Religious Holy
other required activities for the travel to and observance of a religious
Days
holy day for a religion whose places of worship are exempt from
property tax under Section 11.20, Tax Code, Texas Code Annotated.
The student is encouraged to notify the instructor or activity sponsor
as soon as possible regarding the absence, preferably in advance of
the assignment. The student, so excused, will be allowed to take the
exam or complete the assignment within a reasonable time after the
absence: a period equal to the length of the absence, up to a
maximum of one week. A student who notifies the instructor and
completes any missed exam or assignment may not be penalized for
the absence. A student who fails to complete the exam or assignment
within the prescribed period may receive a failing grade for that
exam or assignment.

If a student or an instructor disagrees about the nature of the absence


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similar disagreement about whether the student has been given a
reasonable time to complete any missed assignments or
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from the chief executive officer of the institution, or his or her
designee. The chief executive officer or designee must take into
account the legislative intent of TEC 51.911(b), and the student and
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Instruction and and regulations may be found at
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Additional information is available from the office of the school
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These descriptions and timelines are subject to change at the discretion of the Professor.

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